Features list
Property type: 7-bedroom
House, Detached for sale
Number of bedrooms: 7
A handsome grade II listed Victorian family house together with a substantial barn, workshop, stable block with seven stables and fenced paddocks of two and a half acres (STS). Situated on the edge of a popular North Norfolk market town, Melbourne House is believed to date from the early 19th Century with later additions. Period features have been retained including sash windows, fireplaces, decorative cornicing and ceiling roses to the main reception rooms and bedrooms, deep skirting boards and panelled doors. The well proportioned accommodation includes seven bedrooms and four reception rooms and the property would benefit from general updating. The numerous outbuildings are suitable for a variety of purposes including the creation of a substantial detached annexe, subject to the necessary consents. An additional 10,000 sq ft commercial building is available by separate negotiation.
Accommodation
Entrance portico with steps to double entrance door.
Reception Hall
Cloakroom
W.C, pedestal wash basin, tiled floor, window to side aspect.
Drawing Room 16'11 (5.16m) x 16' (4.88m)
Marble fireplace with tiled hearth, picture rail, decorative cornicing and ceiling rose, windows to front and side aspects.
Dining Room 16'11 (5.16m) x 16' (4.88m)
Decorative cornicing and ceiling rose, picture rail, windows to front and side aspects.
Family Room 17' (5.18m) x 14'6 (4.42m) into bay, 12` min
Cornicing and picture rail, brick fireplace with tiled hearth, two built in storage cupboards, part glazed door to garden.
Family Room 2 15'2 (4.62m) 13`3 min x 15'2 (4.62m) 11`11 min
Brick fireplace with copper canopy and tiled hearth, windows to side aspect.
Kitchen / Breakfast Room 15'1 (4.6m) x 12' (3.66m)
A range of fitted base units, oil fired Aga, space for cooker and dishwasher, two windows to side aspect.
Utility Room 8'3 (2.51m) x 8'3 (2.51m)
Single bowl stainless steel sink unit, space for washing machine, fridge freezer and tumble dryer, pamment tiled floor, window to side aspect, door to:
Cellar 16'2 (4.93m) x 12' (3.66m) overall
Rear Entrance Porch 8'1 (2.46m) x 6' (1.83m)
Windows to sides and glazed doors to courtyard.
First Floor Landing
Galleried landing with sash window to front aspect.
Bedroom 1 16'11 (5.16m) x 16' (4.88m)
Cast iron and tiled fireplace with timber surround, windows to front and side aspects.
Bedroom 2 16'11 (5.16m) x 16' (4.88m)
Window to front aspect.
Study 9' (2.74m) x 9' (2.74m) 5`9 min
Window to side aspect.
Bedroom 3 19'5 (5.92m) 17`11 min x 15'5 (4.7m)
Cast iron and tiled fireplace with timber surround, bay window to side aspect.
Bedroom 4 15'9 (4.8m) 14`3 min x 15'8 (4.78m) into bay, 12`6 min
Cast iron and tiled fireplace, bay window to side aspect.
Bathroom 10'5 (3.18m) x 7'1 (2.16m)
W.C, bidet, panelled bath with mixer shower, pedestal wash basin, part tiled walls, window to side aspect.
Shower Room
Tiled shower cubicle.
Rear Landing
Built in airing cupboard and window to side aspect.
Bathroom
Coloured suite comprising panelled bath , pedestal wash basin, W.C, window to side aspect.
Cloakroom
W.C, window to side aspect.
Second Floor Landing
Bedroom 5 23' (7.01m) 13`7 min x 13'4 (4.06m) 11`3 in
Window to side aspect.
Bedroom 6 21'11 (6.68m) x 11'6 (3.51m) 7`9 min
Windows to side and rear aspects.
Bedroom 7 15'9 (4.8m) x 7'10 (2.39m)
Window to side aspect.
External
Melbourne House is approached from the Bacton Road by a long private gravelled driveway which leads to several parking and turning areas. The outbuildings consist of a BRICK & TILED BARN which is currently divided into several areas. The Main Area is 42`7 x 32`8 max, 18`2 min with a 20`6 ceiling height to the apex. In addition to the main barn there is a WORKSHOP 19`10 x 8`5, a WORKSHOP 12`7 x 12`2, a WORKSHOP 12`4 x 12`3 and the OLD DAIRY 10`1 x 9`1. There is a separate WORKSHOP 40`6 x 31`4 with a 17`5 ceiling height to the apex, a TIMBER BARN 24`6 x 29`5, a STABLE BLOCK 78` x 15` overall with 7 loose boxes and several store rooms. In the grounds there are 3 storage sheds, one 18` x 9`5, two 9`5 x 8`11, three 10`4 x 5`9 and there is a gardeners W.C. To the rear of the main house is an attractive BRICK AND TILED OUTBUILDING consisting of four separate workshops/storerooms: 29'6 x11'11, 9'11 x 7'5, 22'6 x 15' and 15'10 x 15'9. There is a purpose built GARAGE BLOCK 40`7 x 18`8 split level with four windows to side aspect, windows to front and rear, power and light. The grounds consist of areas of formal garden at the front and side of Melbourne House and in an elevated position to the rear there is a two and a half acre paddock where the TIMBER BARN is situated.
Location
North Walsham is a popular, well-served North Norfolk market town with a range of supermarkets, shops, schools, leaisure and facilities and rail link to Norwich and onward to London Liverpool Street. North Walsham lies 20.2 miles from Norwich. The Norfolk Broads capital of Wroxham lies 11.5 miles away.
Directions
From Norwich take the B1150 to Coltishall and continue on this road into North Walsham. Upon reaching North Walsham pass under the railway bridge to the traffic lights. Turn left at the traffic lights, at the next set of lights take the middle lane and continue on the Mundesley road. Proceed for several hundred yards and take the next turning right into Lyngate Road. At the T junction turn right onto the Mundesley Road, take the first left into Crow Road and continue straight on at the next junction. Pass The Bluebell public house on the left and the entrance to Melbourne House will be found on the right hand side.
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